3 weeks ago
Seven-Year-Old Dies as Floods Submerge Bridges in MP's Dindori
Somewhere in India, in a place called Dindori in the state of Madhya Pradesh, it rained very, very hard.
So much rain fell in just one night that the ground became soft and wet.
A house made of mud fell down, and a seven-year-old boy lost his life.
The rain also made the rivers nearby grow very big and fast.
Three rivers - the Narmada, Kharmer and Chakrar - overflowed their banks.
Water covered two bridges over the Narmada River, so cars and buses could not cross.
The police put up barriers and stopped traffic on the road between Dindori and Jabalpur.
Some houses near the river had water up to four feet inside them.
Helpers came to move people living near the river to safer places.
This is a sad reminder that very heavy rain can be dangerous.
A seven-year-old boy died in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, after a mud house collapsed during torrential overnight rain.
The area received six inches of rain within a nine-hour span.
Narmada, Kharmer and Chakrar rivers are in spate, and two bridges over the Narmada River submerged on Sunday morning.
Police installed barricades and halted traffic after water rose above the bridge decks, disrupting road connectivity between Dindori and Jabalpur.
The administration began evacuating residents from riverside houses, where water levels reached up to four feet.
- Who
- A seven-year-old boy who died when a mud house collapsed; Dindori SDOP Satish Dwivedi; the local administration evacuating riverside residents
- What
- Torrential rain caused a fatal house collapse and flooding; Narmada, Kharmer and Chakrar rivers overflowed, submerging two bridges and disrupting road connectivity
- Where
- Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, particularly Nadiya Tola village and the Narmada River bridges
- When
- Sunday morning, following torrential overnight rain
- Why
- Six inches of rain fell in a nine-hour span, causing rivers to swell and mud houses to collapse
Key facts
- Victim
- 7-year-old boy
- Location
- Nadiya Tola, Karounda village, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh
- Rainfall
- 6 inches in 9 hours
- Rivers in spate
- Narmada, Kharmer, Chakrar
- Bridges submerged
- 2 (near Dindori city and near Jogi Tikariya)
- Affected highway
- Jabalpur-Amarkantak National Highway
- Water level in riverside houses
- Up to 4 feet
- Other affected areas
- Bajag, Karanjia, Amarkantak
Quotes
Dindori SDOP Satish Dwivedi
Senior District Officer Police, Dindori
“Rain was torrential. A boy died due to house collapse. Jabalpur‑Mandla‑Dindori‑Amarkantak road connectivity disrupted as Narmada, Kharmer and Chakrar rivers overflowed and submerged both the bridges.”
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